Any good <Scarab Jet Boats>

[fairpilot]

anybody seen these boats up close. If so what are they like, I was all wound up for the new sea ray jets, saw them in person and did not like, see where that went did'nt we. Always nice to see a new jet boat to compare. Let me know if you see one at a show or up close.

 

[maboat]

I saw them at the Dallas boat show. Looked nice from a distance. not so much up close. Reminded me a lot of the sea ray jet. Good idea, poor execution

 

[Bruce]

I feel like competition in the market is a good thing.

Here are some youtube videos

 

[Lspeedss]

Saw both the Scarab and the Glastron at the boat show in Richmond VA the other week. They look like fun. Look better built that the old Sea-Do boats. But you still have to step on seats to get on board. The seating is very low.. did not see any access for port clean out..That said; they did stir the soul.. kinda sexy

 

[Sotally Tober]

I saw them at the Dallas boat show. Looked nice from a distance. not so much up close. Reminded me a lot of the sea ray jet. Good idea, poor execution

Good from far............Far from good. It happens with the ladies also

 

[fairpilot]

How Much???

 

[Lspeedss]

How Much???

I want to say like $21k totally stripped..$30k decent options. All with no trailer in the price.

 

[Volffas]

I like some of the options that they have, but not having a clean out port would be a deal breaker for me.

 

[fairpilot]

I agree you gotta be able to clean these out especially in FL some water has lots of weeds

 

[Volffas]

We boat in the Ohio River near Cincinnati, OH. We tend to pick up small pieces of wood and debris that get lodged in the impeller. I know they have a guard on the shaft which seems cool, but it wouldn't solve all of the problems. I really like the ski mode and eco mode that I saw in one of the videos.

I still think that competition is a good thing. Hopefully these companies will feed off of each other and we will all end up with better boats.

 

[007]

Very unimpressed w/the glasstron. The scarab is nice, not sure what happens when water rushed onto back deck and the convertible seats are a little clunky

 

[B_Mutter]

We torn one apart before one of our shows in RI. The boat is built by Four Winns (Rec Boat Holdings). It goes down the same line as Four Winns, Glastron, and Welcraft at the Four Winns plant in Cadillac Mi. Being a Four Winns dealer as well as Yamaha, I can see all the similarities in the scarab like a FW. I hate the truck bed liner look of the tower on the Impulse. Their "new high tech" dash is straight out of a sea-doo pwc. They already have a recall on the windshield. The seats are clumsy to remove and put back in. The 195 HO IMpulse was price at $46,999. It did have some options but still thats $10k over an AR192. We have been in 2 shows now (Providence,RI and Boston, MA) and there has been no one coming into the Yamaha booth talking about the Scarab.

Their big claim is that they steer in "N". Their gate isn't connected to the nozzle so it can move the thrust around. What they don't tell you is that backing the boat up is a nightmare since it steers backwards.

Will they sell some, Yes. But they think they are going to put a big dent in Yamaha and that is just not going to happen.

 

[Speedling]

Very unimpressed w/the glasstron. The scarab is nice, not sure what happens when water rushed onto back deck and the convertible seats are a little clunky

I found the opposite. I liked the Glasstron 21' more than the Scarab 19 or the Glasstron 187. It was a totally different boat. The Scarab 215 should be better, but that 19' is kinda junk, same with the Glasstron 19. The 21' boats with dual 255 hp engines... ummm, yeah, that's just sounding awesome.

 

[SCSTWG]

I love the competition as I think it helps the jetboat market in general. The lack of a clean-out port would be a deal breaker for me as one of the lakes I boat on regularly gets filled with weeds late in the summer. It is also hard for me to give up the known reliability of the Yamaha power plant. A lot of the new jetboats are sharp looking, but I don't see many features that I was wishing the Yamaha had. That said, maybe some competition will force Yamaha to work on a few of the known issues.

 

[JetBoatPilot]

I've been in the 21 and the 19 Scarab now. While I do love to see the competition I think the newcomers all have lots of work to do. The issues that @B_Mutter mentioned are true.

The 19 footer I saw in Tampa had screw indentations all the way around the entire hull (just above the rub rail. Came from the mold I think). Also the 195 logo plate was about to fall off and this was a show baot!

Worst of all these guys want to sell against the established leader and they launch with a boat that costs $50000 in the 19 foot class!!! That is what the sticker said in Tampa!

The 21 Scarab was priced at 60k, granted it was a twin engine 500 HP machine, but you can buy a 24 foot Yamaha with WAY more options and history for $3000 less!!

I could go on for days about this. Nice look but needs work!

 

[Volffas]

I've been in the 21 and the 19 Scarab now. While I do love to see the competition I think the newcomers all have lots of work to do. The issues that @B_Mutter mentioned are true.

The 19 footer I saw in Tampa had screw indentations all the way around the entire hull (just above the rub rail. Came from the mold I think). Also the 195 logo plate was about to fall off and this was a show baot!

Worst of all these guys want to sell against the established leader and they launch with a boat that costs $50000 in the 19 foot class!!! That is what the sticker said in Tampa!

The 21 Scarab was priced at 60k, granted it was a twin engine 500 HP machine, but you can buy a 24 foot Yamaha with WAY more options and history for $3000 less!!

I could go on for days about this. Nice look but needs work!

Are you planning on any kind of "fins" for the newer jet boats?

 

[JetBoatPilot]

Already done. Check them out here:

http://jetboatpilot.com/index.php?id_product=187&controller=product

We are still building the web site so although this set says SeaDoo the Scarab, Chaparral and Glastron boats all use the same pump and reverse gate so they are the same.

 

[Volffas]

Already done. Check them out here:

http://jetboatpilot.com/index.php?id_product=187&controller=product

We are still building the web site so although this set says SeaDoo the Scarab, Chaparral and Glastron boats all use the same pump and reverse gate so they are the same.

Very cool! I wasn't sure if the system that they use would facilitate that or not.

 

[jdiaz78]

I hope that other jet boat companies put a dent in Yamaha sales. Every year, Yamaha raises the price point and next to nothing changes... At the time, they were the only game in town and abused it. Competition makes companies try harder!

 

[Williamsone46]

Overpriced